Kooskia — Idaho County

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Kooskia — Idaho County

Gold Mining Site ID • Idaho County County
Description
If you go south of Kooskia, along the South Fork of the Clearwater River, including areas around Stites and Harpster, had very rich placers. East of Kooskia, along the Middle Fork of the Clearwater River there were also some very rich placer diggings. Along Maggie Creek, you can find some more excellent placer dirt. This area has produced some nice gold.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: idaho_id.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Kooskia. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. If you go south of Kooskia, along the South Fork of the Clearwater River, including areas around Stites and Harpster, had very rich placers. East of Kooskia, along the Middle Fork of the Clearwater River there were also some very rich placer diggings. Along Maggie Creek, you can find some more excellent placer dirt. This area has produced some nice gold.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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